But she didn’t expect Qiao Chen to reject her.
She still remembered how shocked Qiao Chen was. He thought she was joking with him or lost a bet.
After confirming that she was serious, he rejected her without hesitation.
He said: [Student Shen, we’re still young, we should focus on our studies. If you really want to date, you can find someone else. I’m not suitable for you.]
When he said this, he looked serious, like a veteran.
Shen Xin was the type of person who became braver the more setbacks she faced.
This was the first time in her life that she was rejected. She felt embarrassed.
Thus, she swore to herself that she would win Qiao Chen over.
Otherwise, Shen Xin’s name would be read backward.
At first, she was indignant and wanted to save face. But as she chased after him, she slowly gave her heart away.
Qiao Chen wasn’t surprised at all.
He already knew that Shen Xin liked his looks.
This was his best feature.
“So, you like me only because I’m good-looking.” Qiao Chen paused for a while before saying, “The attraction of appearance is only temporary. Because it can be replaced at any time. I guess after I rejected you, you insisted on chasing me because I embarrassed you?”
Shen Xin: “…Yes.”
“So if I had agreed, I believe you’d have lost interest in me soon.”
“No.” Shen Xin quickly denied it. “At first, it was because I wanted to regain my dignity, but later, it changed. Qiao Chen, later, I… I really fell for you.”
“I know.” Qiao Chen sighed. “That’s why I didn’t agree to it. I couldn’t give you happiness. We’d break up soon after we got together. That would hurt both of us.
“But it’s different now.” Qiao Chen’s eyes lit up as his gaze locked onto her. “Shen Xin, I can give you everything you want now.
“I can buy you all your favorite dresses, bags, and shoes.
“We’ll go to whichever restaurant you like.”
He was about to undergo surgery.
Then, he would become a normal and healthy person.
He was qualified to have what he wanted.
He wouldn’t push out the person he liked anymore.
Shen Xin didn’t know why, but her nose started to sting.
She never knew that Qiao Chen rejected her because he had so many considerations.
She choked for a while before saying, “Qiao Chen, you said you’re sick? What’s… wrong with you?”
Everyone could tell that Qiao Chen was sick.
His face was pale, and he always looked sick. This was different from normal people.
But Qiao Chen was normal before.
He only fell sick after fainting at a sports meet.
After that, he took a long leave.
That was when she’d argued with him and decided to give up on him.
Hence, when he fainted in the hospital, she didn’t visit him out of spite.
Some of his classmates went to see him, but they didn’t say what illness he had. They just said that he might not return to school.
